The more you know about yourself, the farther you can go. After an 89-42 exhibition game win over Palm Beach Atlantic, the Florida Gators basketball team knows at least a bit more about themselves. Not all of it good, but enough to start.
Coach Mike White broke down several of these things in an outlook on the Gators regular season opener versus the Naval Academy on this upcoming Friday night.
The first, and perhaps most important thing the Gators have to do is learn to live without redshirt senior Alex Murphy.
Despite transferring in from Duke during the 2013-2014 season, Murphy’s age had developed him into a strong leader—the most vocal on the court according to White.